Chapter 23 Working at a Convenience Store
One Central Park, Manhattan.
In a spacious apartment of over 1,000 square meters, a man wearing a bathrobe sat quietly on a sofa in the center of the living room with his long legs spread out.
Only one floor lamp was on in the living room, and the cold glow of his phone screen was reflected on his brooding and aloof face.
Yan Jinnian's finger hovered in the center of the screen.
Ten minutes passed, and the dialog box remained unchanged.
Anmi did not reply.
He sent the message and then deleted it, making him look like a complete clown.
His brow furrowed, the girl's words of rejection from last night echoing in his ears.
I don't want to.
I don't like your type.
[Mr. Yan, let's not see each other again.]
She said she didn't want to date him, didn't like his type, and said she never wanted to see him again...
The furrow between his brows almost formed a vortex.
Yan Jinnian's gaze fell on the person opposite him.
Outside the towering floor-to-ceiling windows, the dazzling night view of Manhattan resembles a never-ending flowing galaxy.
It's beautiful.
But none of them can compare to her eyes.
He closed his eyes, leaned back wearily on the sofa, and the water droplets on his hair flowed down his open bathrobe into the cleavage of his chest muscles.
“Anmi…”
His chest heaved, and in the empty living room, only the man's hoarse murmurs could be heard.
...
Anmi took a nap, and after waking up, she went down to the noodle shop to help tidy up the tables and chairs.
After lunch, when there were fewer people dining in the restaurant, An Ting finally had a chance to sit down and have a proper chat with her.
The mother and daughter sat near the door, picking vegetables.
"Duoduo, why are you unhappy?" An Ting glanced at her daughter's face.
"No way!" Anmi denied it outright. "I'm not upset at all."
"This child!" An Ting threw the unwanted vegetable leaves into the trash can. "I'm your mother, do you think I can't tell whether you're happy or not?"
“From childhood to adulthood, your mother can tell what you are thinking just by looking at you.”
An Mi raised an eyebrow: "Ms. An is the best, she's always right! But you're going to miss this time, because I'm really not upset."
She lowered her head and continued picking vegetables.
An Ting glanced at the slightly downturned corners of her mouth after she turned her face away and tentatively asked, "My sweetie, are you in love?"
Upon hearing this, Anmi paused in her actions.
"What..." she began to deny, but her cheeks inexplicably burned.
An Ting had a 'I knew it' look on her face. She put down what she was doing and moved closer to An Mi: 'What kind of boy is he? Why don't you let Mom see him?'
Anmi put the food down: "I'm not in a relationship."
An Ting didn't believe her: "Look at how unhappy you are, it's obvious you're having trouble in your relationship. I've been through this, do you think I can't tell?"
"But we really didn't talk about it!"
"Really, no talks?"
"We really didn't talk about it!" Anmi held up three fingers. "If we did, I'd be a dog!"
"..." An Ting's expression was somewhat disappointed.
"Duoduo, you should find a boyfriend," she advised. "You should have a relationship in college, but you didn't seize the opportunity! Now that you're in the workforce, you're working all day, how will you have time to date?"
Anmi was already used to her nagging.
"Many people only start dating after they've started working."
“That’s not necessarily true.” An Ting said seriously, “Have you seen those young girls online? Once they find jobs and earn money, they’d rather raise cats and dogs than find boyfriends.”
I guess it's because I'm a single person.
Actually, Anmi also wanted to do that a little.
Cats and dogs are indeed much cuter than people.
If a boyfriend makes her angry every now and then, she'll worry that she'll get sick.
After An Ting finished speaking, she suddenly looked worried: "But you can't do this, Duo Duo! If you don't find a boyfriend, who will take care of you after Mom passes away?"
Seeing that she was rambling on about the ultimate questions of life, Anmi quickly interrupted her, "I'll look for it! I'll look for it right away!"
She hugged An Ting's arm: "Don't worry, I will definitely find you the most handsome son-in-law in the world!"
"This child, she's talking nonsense!" An Ting was amused by her. "Why do you want someone pretty? You want someone handsome, someone who cares about you and can take care of you!"
The two were chatting and laughing when Anmi's phone suddenly rang.
She went upstairs to answer the phone, while An Ting finished preparing the remaining vegetables and put them in the freezer to keep them fresh.
She took out her wallet from the cashier, intending to go to the market to buy some fresh chicken wings to make Anmi's favorite cola chicken wings for dinner.
Just as she was about to leave, Anmi suddenly rushed downstairs in a flurry of activity.
When An Ting saw that she had changed back into the clothes she wore that morning and had even put her bag back on, she couldn't help but ask in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Anmi came over and tried to hug her.
"Mom, I'm going back to Beijing."
"Why are you leaving so soon after you just got back? I was planning to go to the market to buy chicken wings so I could make you cola chicken wings tonight!"
When An Ting heard that her daughter was leaving, her tone became aggrieved.
Anmi quickly hugged her: "It's okay, Mom~ I'll be back in a couple of days."
She explained to An Ting, "The cat of the lady who runs the convenience store downstairs is sick. The boss said that if she wants to take leave, she has to find someone to cover for her, otherwise she won't be allowed to take leave. She rents on the same floor as us and has even brought us bread from the convenience store before. She begged me to cover for her for a few days, otherwise there will be no one to take care of her cat."
An Ting simply asked, "Will I give you money?"
"Yes, she said she'd give me the portion I was covering for."
The reluctance on her face vanished instantly: "Then Mom can't hold you back from earning money, go quickly!"
“?”
Anmi was pushed out the door like that.
An Ting stuffed a few hundred-yuan bills into her bag: "Take this to buy food. You'll definitely be tired from work, so make sure you eat your fill."
“I’m just filling in, I haven’t started work yet!” Anmi protested.
"Okay, okay!" An Ting escorted her to the intersection to flag down a taxi.
"Remember to do what the boss says, don't throw tantrums, and don't be lazy."
Anmi agreed while inwardly feeling ashamed.
Her mother is good in every way, except that her ideas are still stuck in the last century.
However, Anmi always let her words go in one ear and out the other, never taking them to heart.
While waiting for her train, she bought a high-speed rail ticket back to Beijing.
There are many high-speed train services from Dezhou to Beijing, and tickets can be purchased even on short notice.
I arrived at the convenience store at exactly six o'clock in the afternoon.
The young woman works the night shift, from 6 pm to midnight, and it's difficult to find someone willing to help at that time.
Apart from Anmi, who is currently unemployed.
The young lady thanked me no less than thirty times and spent an hour explaining the details of the checkout process and how to restock to Anmi.
In short, they are all very simple tasks.
Anmi has plenty of time to play on her phone.
"Just this week, once she's fully recovered, I'll bring her here in person to thank Auntie!" the older girl said.
Dongdong is a very cute silver tabby cat. She is very affectionate and lets people hold and pet her.
Anmi had seen it before; the young lady used to bring her here to work every few days.
She lay quietly on the floor of the shop and slept, neither running around nor causing trouble; she was a very well-behaved cat.
I never expected that I would get such a serious illness.
Anmi comforted her, "Don't worry about treating Dongdong's illness, I'm here for you."
After the young lady left, Anmi collected several orders as she had instructed.
The cashier operation is quite simple, but you need to be careful, otherwise you might make a mistake in collecting the money.
Although the young lady said that it wasn't her fault if she received the wrong item, Anmi was still extremely careful.
As it approached the end of the workday, the tenants of the residential building gradually returned. Many young men and women came to buy food and other necessities, keeping Anmi busy for quite a while.
At eight o'clock, the convenience store owner came to inspect the work.
The boss is a local native, a pretty good person, but he's very strict about rules and quite serious.
Seeing that someone was covering for him, he immediately felt relieved.
Tell Anmi that she can eat the grilled sausages and oden in the store, and she can also take home any food that is close to its expiration date if she likes it.
He gave a few more instructions on safety, and then went back.
Anmi took out her phone, took a few pictures of the grilled sausages, and shared them in her group chat with her best friends.
"Achieving the freedom to grill sausages at such a young age—if you don't work hard, you'll never know where your life's limits are."
There was a reply in the group quickly.
A penniless second-generation debtor: "Greetings, Sausage Master!"
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